Spin called 'Sagittarian Domain,' one of several 2012 releases by Oren Ambarchi, “a 33-minute black acid trance-out that rides a Neu!-matic groove into haunting, ghostly pits of oblivion.” The Australian multi-instrumentalist has worked with John Zorn, Fennesz, Evan Parker, Merzbow, Sunn O))), and many other experimental artists. As hinted by his numerous collaborators, Ambarchi’s music defies popular categories and thrives on pluralism.

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